William eichabdson



UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE.

WILLIAM RicnARnsoN, OF BUFFALO, MISSOURL SALVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,255, dated January212, 1884.

Application filed May 31, 1893. (No specimens.) I

To on whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM RIoHARDsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, and State of Missouri,have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Medi thicken this ooze with hogs lard, usingabout an equal quantity of each. To eight (8) ounces of the abovecompound I add one-half of one ounce of gum-camphor and eighty drops oflaudanum.

The manner in which the salve is applied is as follows:

the parts in cold water, keeping clean. Do

Before applying the salve bathe not allow the bowels to become costive.Apply the salve to the parts affected night and morning, or oftener ifthe case is severe or suffering great.

I am aware thatmullein has been used as a salve, as also a mixturecomposed of lard, camphor, and opium; also, amixture of galls, lard,camphor, and opium, and I do not claim such, broadly; but

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a salve for the cure of piles, a compound formed of ooze ofmullein-leaves, four ounces, (4 oz. hogs lard, four ounces, (4 oz.gumcamphor, one-half of one ounce, (t oz. laudanum, eighty drops, (80drops,) substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM RICHARDSON.

